Ezekiel 20:26-28

Contemporary English Version

²⁶ and I let them offer me unacceptable sacrifices, including their first-born sons. I did this to horrify them and to let them know that I, the Lord, was punishing them.

²⁷ Ezekiel, tell the people of Israel that their ancestors also rejected and insulted me ²⁸ by offering sacrifices, incense, and wine to gods on every hill and under every large tree. I was very angry, because they did these things in the land I had given them!